On a recent Tuesday night, she was still applying eyelashes the size of my fist when I arrived. If those are her Tuesday eyelashes, I wanna see what happens on Friday nights.

Crystal’s has been open for 25 years, no small feat for a gay bar in Southwest Louisiana. But Wright said she considers Crystal’s to be more of an alternative club than a straight up gay bar, particularly considering that the bar now hosts nights for swingers.

The clientele is pretty mixed, however, which means you can expect everything from straight college students to drag queens and everything in between. This is also a popular spot for Southeast Texas folks (gay and straight) to hit on Friday nights.

Keisha took a few minutes to tell me about her bar, her booty and her signature drink, made with Irish creme, Kahlua, Tequila Rose, vanilla vodka and milk.

I’m a bartender at Crystal’s Downtown, where the drinks are just as fruity as the patrons.I’ve been working at Crystal’s for 15 years now, or since God was a child. I’m from Louisiana, born and raised, a true Cajun girl at heart.The best time to come have a drink here is always!My favorite drink to make is the one I can pop a top on. My least favorite drink to make is the one that doesn’t come with a tip.My favorite drink is Keisha’s Breast Milk. Hmmm … (Editor’s note: Keisha’s Breast Milk is very delicious, actually.)My patrons may not know this about me but I’m really a nice girl.The lamest pickup line I’ve ever heard is, “Is that a banana in your skirt or you just happy to see me?”The easiest way to piss me off while I’m working is to call me sir.You can get on my good side by leaving a nice, big, healthy tip and maybe a compliment or two.The drunkest escapade I’ve witnessed while working was a 6-foot-5 drag queen throwing grown men over her shoulder.The song that gets me going while I’m working is anything I can shake my booty to. Because have you seen my booty? It’s nice!The song I’m sick of hearing while at work is the one a person is hollering at me. I guess they think they can sing.Lake Charles is the place to be when you’re not in Beaumont.When I come to Beaumont, I always enjoy downtown and can’t wait to come back.When I’m not working at Crystal’s I like to have other bartenders make me drinks around town.And when I’m not working or drinking I’m usually catching up on sleep because I’m wore out from all the working and drinking.You can find me behind the bar Tuesday through Saturday, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., except Fridays, when I’m there ’til 4 a.m.